Associations to the word «Demolish»

Wiktionary

DEMOLISH, verb. To destroy; to destruct.
DEMOLISH, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To utterly defeat.

Dictionary definition

DEMOLISH, verb. Destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand".
DEMOLISH, verb. Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her".
DEMOLISH, verb. Defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats